José Ibarra, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Architecture and Planning
At the intersection of architecture, environmental studies, and the sciences, José Ibarra, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Architecture and Planning, is redefining how design education responds to climate change.
 
Kaushik Jayaram and his colleagues debuted a small, shapeshifting robot named CLARI in 2023. The team later designed an even smaller model called mCLARI. (Credit: Casey Cass/CU Boulder)
Kaushik Jayaram envisions a day when swarms of tiny robots, some weighing no more than a paperclip, will crawl through airplanes or into buildings after an earthquake—searching for survivors or repairing components that no human could ever reach.
 
Zina L. Evans as the next Vice Chancellor for Strategic Enrollment and Student Success (SESS),
The University of Colorado Denver is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Zina L. Evans as the next Vice Chancellor for Strategic Enrollment and Student Success (SESS), following a national search.
 
Ehlmann, currently a professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Director of Caltech’s Keck Institute for Space Studies, will begin her role as LASP’s director on September 1, 2025.
Dr. Bethany Ehlmann has been named director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder.
 
Tammy Ewin as Next Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications
The University of Colorado Denver is pleased to announce the appointment of Tammy Ewin as its next Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications, following a national search.
 
Jamie L. Studts, PhD, co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of Colorado Cancer Center,
Jamie L. Studts, PhD, is the 2025 recipient of the Elliot J. Coups Improving Health Through Behavioral Medicine Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
 
Russell “Russ” Moore is the longest, continuously serving provost among all institutions in the Association of American Universities, the consortium of the nation’s major research universities.
Russell “Russ” Moore is the longest, continuously serving provost among all institutions in the Association of American Universities, the consortium of the nation’s major research universities.
 
Moin, Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department of the College of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS),
Armin Moin, Ph.D., received a new $50,000 seed grant that will jumpstart innovation at the intersection of Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Software Engineering.
 
Max Shulman, the company’s next artistic director
As Theatreworks approaches its milestone 50th season, the company is embracing a new chapter—one marked by both continuity and thoughtful growth.
 
Allison McClure, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the CU School of Medicine.
Allison McClure, PhD, is focused on learning all about how cells replicate, or make copies of themselves.

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